Gaetz calls for DOJ to ban Chinese-made drones used to enforce social distancing guidelines

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee, is pressuring the Justice Department to halt the use of Chinese-made drones. Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. House Judiciary Committee member Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is pressuring the Justice Department to halt the use of Chinese-made drones by state and local governments, telling "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Monday they may be giving hostile forces important law enforcement information. "China is massively expanding a Trojan horse spying operation in our country and your local police department may be unknowingly helping them," Gaetz. "The United States Army, the Department of Interior, they've banned their use of these DJI drones, citing vulnerability and potential value for other countries. "The Department of Homeland Security wrote a scathing report that said that China specifically goes after local law enforcement," Gaetz continued. "They did so even before the coronavirus so that they can get key information transmitted to the Chinese government.